Evidence Snapshot

Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A/WDR5

CHEMBL3883320 PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION Homo sapiens

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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T21:25:51Z

Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine Freshness · Sep 14, 2026, 6:25 AM KST As of · Sep 13, 2026

ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL3883320

Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

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This review treats Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A/WDR5 as ChEMBL target CHEMBL3883320, mapped to UniProt P61964. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor

Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A/WDR5

PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION · Homo sapiens

As of 2026-09-13

ChEMBL target ID

CHEMBL3883320

Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports

ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13

www.ebi.ac.uk

UniProt accession

P61964

WD repeat-containing protein 5

UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-13

www.uniprot.org

Disease evidence contract

Open Targets-ready proxy

ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-13

www.ebi.ac.uk

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Review-ready Target Rationale

Why Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A/WDR5 matters

As of 2026-09-13

Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A/WDR5 is reviewed as WD repeat-containing protein 5 (UniProt P61964); the current evidence base includes 5 approved drugs, 99 compounds, and 38 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 9.1.

Protein context

WD repeat-containing protein 5

WD repeat-containing protein 5 Sequence length is 334 aa.

Review this target as Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A/WDR5, mapped to UniProt P61964. ChEMBL maps the protein component as WD repeat-containing protein 5. Sequence length is 334 aa.

Protein source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping

UniProt P61964 Protein

Disease context

Disease signal

Disease relevance is not yet populated for this evidence card.

This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

ChEMBL target record

Activity base

Portfolio and assay base

ChEMBL currently tracks 5 approved drugs, 99 compounds, and 38 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is IC50. CHEMBL3798088 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 9.1.

Use CHEMBL3798088 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 9.1).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

5 approved pChEMBL 9.1

Source Guidance

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Review-ready Target Rationale

One-page rationale with as-of-date and attribution

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UniProt Target Context

UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping

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Disease Relevance & Evidence Level

ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

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Open Disease Context

Snapshot State

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Total Compounds

Total Assays

Approved Drugs

IC50: 92.0

Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Compound	pChEMBL	Type	Phase
No preferred name CHEMBL3798088	9.1	IC50	—
No preferred name CHEMBL4588661	8.2	IC50	—
No preferred name CHEMBL5562523	8.1	IC50	—
No preferred name CHEMBL5573350	8.0	IC50	—
No preferred name CHEMBL5579746	8.0	IC50	—